Caroline Celestia Ingalls Swanzey (August 3, 1870–June 2, 1946), called Carrie, was the third child of Charles and Caroline Ingalls, and was born in Montgomery County, Kansas. She was a younger sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder known for her Little House on the Prairie books.

During her teenage years Carrie became a typesetter for the "DeSmet News", and later other newspapers throughout the state. She spent her youth traveling the country. On August 1, 1912 she married a widower David N. Swanzey. She was very enthusiastic about Laura's books and helped her by sharing her childhood memories. She died of diabetes complications on June 2, 1946, at the age of 75. She was buried in the De Smet Cemetery. Carrie had outlived the youngest Ingalls child, Grace, by nearly five years and her death made Laura the last surviving member of the Ingalls family.

On Little House screenings she was played by Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (1974-1982) and Haley McCormick (1997).

External links

• Carrie Ingalls biography
• Carrie Ingalls page
• Carrie Ingalls info
• Caroline Swanzey's burial record at Find A Grave

1870 births | 1946 deaths | Ingalls family

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